Victoria Inn in Colchester

Old school style atmosphere, everyone and staff give it a good vibe, will be back 👌

Great ales, friendly atmosphere

We have recently moved to Colchester and one of the best things about that is being a few minutes walk from The Vic. Consistently great beer, excellent bar staff and overall everything a pub should be.

Very good pub and friendly 👌 And the best thing you can go across the road get a pizza 🍕 or fish and chips 🍟,eat it in the pub with your favourite beer 🍺 just one rule take your rubbish 🗑 and put in a bin outside when you finished eating 😉

This is a real English Pub, real beer at reasonable prices, friendly staff, although the landlord's a bit iffy (joke).

Recently had the great pleasure of drinking here after a very long drive and OMG what a gorgeous pint of Kernel! Cracking old school pub with superb beer, lovely locals and jovial landlord. This is what pubs should be like👍 Loads of great cask beer, great keg and great fridge stock. The only problem is it’s several hundred miles away from me!

The team at this pub have created an ideal ambiance to quaff superb ales and to chat through some important, but mostly less important chatter. Trying to keep this place as secret as I can.

Nice beer in a pleasant atmosphere. I aim to visit on a Sunday, late afternoon for some of the entertainment they offer 😀

Great selection of real cider at a reasonable price. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Lovely pup. Traditional friendly and more. If outdoor smoking is banned in designated smoke areas will be a disaster. We all have our reasons .mine go back decades to a particular nightmare situation which is with me today to take away this vice is to the detriment of mental health and much more.

Had a brilliant night in the Vic. Was travelling on my own and couldn't help but make mates in the fantastic outside area. The bartender was extremely friendly and helped recommend some of the finest ales I've had on my trip. It was also open mic night, which meant loads of great music. Will absolutely return next time I'm in Colchester.

The crisps were delicious. As was the black beer I had.

Real ale and Morris dancing kept us well entertained

Good range of cask beers served by friendly staff at a good price

Superb pub with quality snacks and a great choice of beers 🍻 What more would you want?

Fantastic pub, my favourite in Colchester. Friendly, very fair prices, excellent beer, ciders, wine and even some local spirits.

Recently started coming to the Victoria Inn more regularly, having previously popped in very occasionally for a quick pint. This place is my new ‘local’. Reasonably priced drinks with a friendly relaxed, atmosphere. There’s a great choice of beers and cider, definitely something for everyone. They even offer a loyalty card.

Best pub in town. Staff are welcoming and seriously knowledgeable about there beer, the beer selection is always brilliant. Has a really nice cosy feel to it and best of all dogs are welcome. Highly recommend.

Excellent choice of real drinks .

A good selection of real ales, as usual, and a friendly, cosy atmosphere. A really pleasant local pub. I always enjoy a visit.

Visited here on a chilly November evening for drinks! The space was warmed by the open fire. Service was excellent. Will definitely return.

A Good Local Pub serving high quality locally sourced beers!

Popped in for one, left many hours later dressed in a Hawaiian outfit. Great music, people and selection of beverages! Keep up the great work Richard, Alex, Leah and Bryn!

The Real cider selection gets even better

This is a town pub on North Hill. It's got a reasonable beer garden, including a covered area with some seats. Service was pretty good, beer was OK with an OK choice. Atmosphere is somewhat lacking - feeling like a local pub for locals rather than somewhere to meet up with friends and have a drink.

Great selection of ales and fantastic service

All Good in The Vic I will be back

Lovely pub with a great selection of beers and you can take food into it.

Proper ale pub. Excellent live music

great traditional pubs with cask ales and a great selection of craft and Belgian beers. you can bring your own takeaway, and they also put on many special events.

Lousy staff amd landlord had a bad attitude..

This is a complicated one to score to be fair. Upon a quick stop off in Colchester near the station, I was attracted to The Magnet but it didn’t open until much later. First impressions of The Victoria weren’t too bad with a friendly young bar lass and a decent selection of unusual lagers and plenty of ales. Upon further inspection the yellow jumpered old boys from the ‘Victoria Inn old gits club’ sent alarm bells ringing. Given they made up most of the clientele and were just a bit hostile to anyone who wasn’t part of the ‘club’ it felt like boomer central and one to drink up and leave. It’s a shame really as the pub has potential and these guys haven’t got that long left, so should embrace any new blood to keep the place going once they pass. The young bar girl was nice though and I’m not sure why she bothers! That justifies the extra star as two would normally suffice for such a place, despite the good selection of beer which was all quite reasonably priced. Once the old boys have gone I’m sure it’d be great. Luckily I don’t need to hurry back to the area!

Sean W needs to get a grip and ought to stop being so ageist. What a weird review.

Good atmosphere and very friendly. Reasonably priced. They don't do TV or food here, which is a plus. There are plenty of takeaways nearby if one is that desperate.

Proper pub. Good selection of ales and ciders. Nice courtyard out the back! Friendly staff. Interesting mix of punters.

A stunning and friendly place with very accommodating staff and the barman Alex was very helpful .... the pub has some stunning features

Brilliant beers. Now have a loyalty card. Lovely atmosphere. One of the best in Colchester

Great music night with The Jentones, fine choice of ales, smoked nuts from the jar. Even downloaded their latest CD from Spotify!

Good selection of real ale and well kept

Best pub in town. Great selection and staff, lots of good events going on.

Proper pub. One star docked for their posh crisps nonsense. More wasabi peas, please.

Had a great afternoon proper friendly pub

Great place if you like your real ales and ciders. Unfortunately, no Guinness. Other than that I cant fault it.

A welcoming, traditional pub, full of friendly staff, locals and newcomers alike. Great variety of beers, ales and ciders always on offer along with some tasty bar snacks (the chilli nights are ridiculously good!) No other 'pub grub' available, but anyone who would like to bring a take away in from outside, is welcome to enjoy it with their pint. Fortnightly live music on a Sunday along with pub quizzes, film nights, and other entertainment dotted throughout the calendar. All in all, a friendly 'proper pub' I would wholeheartedly recommend.

Good pub, decent range of beer and ales, good staff.

Lovely clean pub with a good choice of real ales and knowledgeable staff.

As always, a great selection of beers and ciders. A friendly welcome and a great atmosphere awaits!

One of the best pubs in Colchester, even under new management!

An excellent pub with a good range of traditional beers kept in very good condition

OK with a lovely lady behind bar,little atmosphere Hardly any decent seating. Guess for beer lovers but not a night out

Friendly service. Superb cask ale and cider. A proper friendly local pub.

Great little old style pub. A range of guest ale and stouts.

Great pub, atmosphere, and beers on tap and anther fab place that does live music once a fortnight on a sun, was a pleasure to play there with hobo chang

Great beer and cider selection, great atmosphere

Great local beers and micro brewery treasures on rotation. You won't find Carlsberg Guinness or Strongbow here and all the better for it. Lovely staff aided by the newly installed owner/manager Richard. Live music on a Sunday and numerous 'events' ( beer festival, quiz nights etc.) throughout the year. It's an escape from the homogenous rubbish we get served up these days. A proper pub for proper people. Love it!

Loved it, a bit of a jewel when discovered, opens right up to plenty of space, and the terrace was spot on. Friendly service, with good recommendations when asked..... Will visit again

Great pub, great beer. Lovely people on both sides of bar

Good pub with a good selection of beers that constantly changing. A nice beer garden of reasonable size and comfort area too. Friendly staff. It's my favourite pub in Colchester.

Great place for craft beers and a good drink.

Fantastic pub. Great selection of ales and cider. Wonderful staff and the owners are lovely. Dog friendly garden. Best pub in Colchester

Had a couple of pints here on a fairly warm day. They have a garden at the back with an area that is covered in case it's raining. Reasonably good choice of beers and drinks, although perhaps felt a bit rushed at the bar compared to some of the other places we had been in the same day.

One of the last proper pubs left. Lovely atmosphere, my favourite place to enjoy really good beer with friends.

Friendly staff, good selection of booze! The honeycomb stout was to DIE for.

Best proper pub in the area, great beers and a lovely chilled atmosphere

Excellent range of real ales. Really worth a visit to try the range

Lovely space to have drinks and spend time with friends. Thanks for providing a good atmosphere and the cocktail suggestion! Spot on!

The Victoria Inn is a free house pub situated within walking distance of Colchester train station and the town centre. My train wasn't for another hour so I popped in for a few pints, I had the local 'Maverick' lager which was decent. The pub also has a sizeable beer garden out the back. The barman was also kind enough to let me charge my phone as I didn't have mine with me. I would definitely recommend if you're in Colchester looking for a friendly traditional pub.

Lovely little pub with a great range of real ales, including porters/stouts. Well worth a visit... or more! Great beer garden area too.

I enjoyed my visit. Staff were very friendly and there was a good choice of ciders.

Great place lovely staff good ale and lager

My favourite pub and its always yo see Richards Friendly face

Great pub with real ales that are different. Four I had never seen before

Its a proper pub! With excellent drinks for all tastes.

Great selection of beers. Good atmosphere made better due to the fact that I was with great company.

Great pub. Good atmosphere. Excellent staff. Highly recommended.

Nice choice of ciders and local drinks

Always a good atmosphere and a warm reception at the Vic. Lovely staff and a good selection of independent beers. A proper pub and all the better for it. Cheers 🍻

Great choice of local real ale.

Like this pub very much & glad it's my local. Great staff. Haven't been there too much during Covid & need to redress that imbalance. Majority of the pub goers seated at tables, so didn't feel crowded even though we were seated at the end of the bar. (Friday 14th Jan evening)

One of the best pubs in Colchester and the area. Cozy and traditional with a fantastic range of changing craft and cask beers and friendly chatty staff. Not sure if this place does hot food but bar snacks are available. Nice looking scotch and other whiskeys available as well as wines, ciders, lagers etc... Nice range of Belgian beers also available too. Time passes very quickly in here. Short walk from both Colchester (mainline),Colchester Town stations and the town centre. Will definitely return. For beer people this pub is also Untappd verified and has its own badge too.

Wow.. absolutely fantastic venue. Live music and good beer. What more could you want, in a friendly warm local 👍👍

Nice beer and they support the right footy team.

Not much foods and not much variety of drinks

Cosy, good people, not much parking during the day. Nice vibe

Great pub. Good selection of real ales. A real gem.

Lovely place, great bevs and fantastic staff

If you have a penchant for quality ale this is the place! Nice garden out back too

Nice staff. Good beer garden. A little small.

Great selection of craft and a welcoming atmosphere

Great pub wide selection of beers & gin. Staff friendly

Brilliant selection of ciders, nice to be able to browse the menu on Untappd. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, a great place for a few drinks

Really nice boozer, good service

Great afternoon of drinking stunning ciders (that went down like juice)

Great Pub, well organised for the restrictions.

Friendly staff good selection of beverages nice beer Garden good place to relax and unwind with friends and family

Quirky nice little pub, though the atmosphere did change with the new restrictions brought by covid 19

Always a joy, and there approach to customers safety at this present condition is perfect to see., (p.s ciders on top form) 👍

Very well organised and felt looked after and safe. Also had a very enjoyable evening

Great pub, amazing choice of real ale and real cider

Quite a nice pub with entertainment